Kanawha County Schools E-Waste Policy

Cindy Long filed this request with the Kanawha County School District of Kanawha County, WV.
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From: Cindy Long

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the West Virginia Open Governmental Proceedings Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copy of electronics waste disposal and/or electronics waste recycling contracts for 2013, 2014, and 2015 years for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of hard drive shredding and/or hard drive disposal contracts for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of universal waste disposal, including florescent light bulbs and batteries, contracts for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of all procurement records of light bulbs, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of all procurement records of batteries, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of all recycling/disposal records of light bulbs, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of all recycling/disposal records of batteries, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all County Schools facilities.

Records of electronics waste, including computers, electronics and TVs, recycled for 2013, 2014, and 2015 including destination of material for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of County Schools due diligence policy (or equivalent) for handling end of life electronics. Including criteria for selecting an electronics recycler for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of records of any fines, penalties or warnings received by County Schools in regards to improper disposal of Universal Waste including light bulbs, batteries and electronics.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Cindy Long

From: JAMES WITHROW

Kanawha County Schools received the Freedom of Information Request which is
set forth below.

Kanawha County Schools is in the process of determining what, if any,
documents it maintains that are responsive to your request. It is
anticipated that we will be able to provide you with whatever information
is available in not more than thirty days. You will be advised when the
documents are available.

Any questions concerning this matter should be addressed to me.

James W. Withrow

General Counsel

Kanawha County Schools

200 Elizabeth Street

Charleston, WV 25311

304-348-7798

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ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS *PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND
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*Subject:* *Freedom of Information Request: Kanawha County Schools E-Waste
Policy*

June 5, 2015
Kanawha County School District
Kanawha County Schools
304.348.7770
200 Elizabeth Street
Charleston, WV 25311

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the West
Virginia Open Governmental Proceedings Act, I hereby request the following
records:

Copy of electronics waste disposal and/or electronics waste recycling
contracts for 2013, 2014, and 2015 years for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of hard drive shredding and/or hard drive disposal contracts for 2013,
2014, and 2015 for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of universal waste disposal, including florescent light bulbs and
batteries, contracts for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all County Schools
facilities.

Copy of all procurement records of light bulbs, including Bills of Lading,
Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all County
Schools facilities.

Copy of all procurement records of batteries, including Bills of Lading,
Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all County
Schools facilities.

Copy of all recycling/disposal records of light bulbs, including Bills of
Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all
County Schools facilities.

Copy of all recycling/disposal records of batteries, including Bills of
Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all
County Schools facilities.

Records of electronics waste, including computers, electronics and TVs,
recycled for 2013, 2014, and 2015 including destination of material for all
County Schools facilities.

Copy of County Schools due diligence policy (or equivalent) for handling
end of life electronics. Including criteria for selecting an electronics
recycler for all County Schools facilities.

Copy of records of any fines, penalties or warnings received by County
Schools in regards to improper disposal of Universal Waste including light
bulbs, batteries and electronics.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would
inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would
prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available
or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Cindy Long

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 5, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: JAMES WITHROW

Attached are the documents I have been able to locate which are responsive
to your request. If additional documents are found later, they will be
forwarded to you. If you require any additional information, please
contact me at your conveience.

James W. Withrow

General Counsel

Kanawha County Schools

200 Elizabeth Street

Charleston, WV 25311

304-348-7798

THIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL(S) TO WHOM IT IS
ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS *PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND
EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE*. Use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction
of this e-mail by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited and may be
unlawful. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient,
please notify the sender immediately and delete the original e-mail.

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